Toyota Noob needs help :(

[Mr Revhead]

No they wont be interchangable....

The hub should be fine, it could just be the bearings, steering components, possiby a cv is worn.

Indeed, a big knock to the front can pull driveshafts from the box, not good at all, your lucky nothing is seriously rooted.

celicas/camry/coronas are very good at rooting the hub when a bearing goes...
to the point its more common for it to be stuffed than not.....

[PitStop]

Just outta curiousity what damage did urs sustain from the incident? Just the bent drive shafts?

Thanx again.
Chris

Gees you want me to relive it too? haha

bent the LH drive shaft a good 35 degrees, rooted the bearings and CVs hardcore. was charged about $1k inc parts for repair - '95 Hyundai Sonata it was, those things are built like tanks man.

[bajachris88]

A fella ova at pedders was saying that the hubs were weak... Apparently its only a soft iron that they are made out of... be nice if there were after market ones made of a different material. Ah well, if its rooted, which i wouldn't be surprised if it was, I would have to be gentle to it

Ouch! the Hyundia sounds like it got a good wallop too then lol. Don't mind me PitStop, i was just curious buddy lol (makes me feel better that i'm not alone, cheers mate haha) Was talking to a few other people last week, there once was a fella who owned a commodore, dunno how he did this, but he hit both his front wheels up a gutter front on, musta been a T intersection or sumfin.... but both his wheels snapped off and got driven into the firewall towards the cock pit. Costed him $1500 per wheel to get fixed. Crazy stuff......

[Mr Revhead]

hub = drive flange
not hub carrier as a lot of ppl think

[bajachris88]

Haha, I learn something new every day

did a google image search of both terms and i was mixin' it pretty badly. I see the difference now lol.
Thanx Mr. Revhead

[Mr Revhead]

no sweat.... hopefully saves you rining a wrecker and getting the wrong bit!